diff --git a/common/net/daybreak_connection.cpp b/common/net/daybreak_connection.cpp
index 6af6576b1..0fefc9982 100644
--- a/common/net/daybreak_connection.cpp
+++ b/common/net/daybreak_connection.cpp
@@ -500,9 +500,10 @@ void EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection::ProcessQueue()
 				break;
 			}
 
-			auto &packet = iter->second;
+			auto packet = iter->second;
 			stream->packet_queue.erase(iter);
 			ProcessDecodedPacket(*packet);
+			delete packet;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -512,8 +513,9 @@ void EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection::RemoveFromQueue(int stream, uint16_t seq)
 	auto s = &m_streams[stream];
 	auto iter = s->packet_queue.find(seq);
 	if (iter != s->packet_queue.end()) {
-		auto &packet = iter->second;
+		auto packet = iter->second;
 		s->packet_queue.erase(iter);
+		delete packet;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ void EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection::AddToQueue(int stream, uint16_t seq, const Pac
 		DynamicPacket *out = new DynamicPacket();
 		out->PutPacket(0, p);
 
-		s->packet_queue.emplace(std::make_pair(seq, std::unique_ptr<Packet>(out)));
+		s->packet_queue.emplace(std::make_pair(seq, out));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/common/net/daybreak_connection.h b/common/net/daybreak_connection.h
index 2561f91a4..c2c714813 100644
--- a/common/net/daybreak_connection.h
+++ b/common/net/daybreak_connection.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace EQ
 
 				uint16_t sequence_in;
 				uint16_t sequence_out;
-				std::map<uint16_t, std::unique_ptr<Packet>> packet_queue;
+				std::map<uint16_t, Packet*> packet_queue;
 
 				DynamicPacket fragment_packet;
 				uint32_t fragment_current_bytes;